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‘Ada Twist, Scientist’ Explores the Diversity of Family and Accessibility of Science
Whether exploring the deserts and jungles of museum exhibits with Ridley Jones or healing broken toys with Doc McStuffins, Peabody and Emmy Award-winner Chris Nee has made a career out of creating animated children’s programs that effortlessly find wonder in the every day. “I think we forget the perspective of a kid that everything is…
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States return recordings of Indigenous oral histories to tribal control | PBS NewsHour
There are more than 600 oral history recordings housed where Lina Ortega is an associate curator for the Western History Collections at the University of Oklahoma Libraries. Ortega speaks limited Seminole, one of the languages heard on the recordings. But while reviewing an ordinary tribal government meeting from 1969, she kept hearing a name she…
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TRAUMATIZED: The Toxic Identity Politics of the GOP
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power. —President Eisenhower, 1956 Emotional attachments to political beliefs often traumatize the individual and blur the line between…
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George Soros: The Man Behind The Curtain – American Thinker
Billionaire George Soros is that rare megalomaniac who not only believes he’s a god but revels in behaving like one. “It’s a sort of a disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out,” he once boasted…
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Air Force cadets undergo gender-inclusive training
No more letters home to Mom. Air Force cadets are being told to address people in ways that “include all genders” — dropping the use of “boyfriend or girlfriend” and even “mom and dad.” Diversity and inclusion (D&I) training at the Air Force Academy in Colorado includes instruction on how to “use inclusive language,” according…
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Self-Made Houston Realtor Making Strides in Diversity, and $16 Million in Sales for 2022
When Noel Collier quit her day job in 2019 to chase her dream of opening her own real estate agency, she knew it was a big risk. But even a global pandemic—and then an inflation-driven recession—couldn’t slow her down, and less than three years later, she’s built the Noel Collier Group into one of the…
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Kohl’s Unveils Clothing Collection For Adults With Disabilities – Disability Scoop
Three years after introducing a line of sensory-friendly and adaptive clothing for kids, a major national retailer is adding options for adults with disabilities too. Kohl’s said this week that it will offer adaptive products for adults through three of its biggest private-label brands. “Kohl’s is proud to expand our adaptive assortments and offer inclusive…
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A Swim Cap Made For Black Hair Gets Approval After Initial Olympic Ban
By Melissa Noel· Swimming caps specifically designed for Black hair have been approved by the world’s governing body for the sport, NPR reports. The Soul Cap was developed to provide better fit and chlorine protection for thicker, curlier hair. The creators of the British brand sought approval for the product before the Summer Olympics in…